Re: Electrolytes

[Tracey & Mark <mwdodger@mweb.co.za>]

Angie wrote:

> If I remember correctly, it's something like that Calcium & Phosphorous
have to be balanced, and that the endurance horse loses lots of calcium but
not necessarily phosphorous? throwing it out of balance. You add calcium to
balance it back but if you add phosphorous too you never catch up<

Susan, what's your take on this.  Especially considering that I also add two
spoons of yoghurt to their feed with each meal, thereby adding some calcium.
I obviously don't want to throw the Ca:P ratio out of whack, and I'm sure my
guys would appreciate Angie's flavoured tums :-) but I just want more info.
Also, I do feed about half a kilo of lucerne daily, to bump up the protein.
Would this make a difference?


It's so hard sometimes being in different parts of the world.  You guys give
out so much good info, and then I find out later that I can't transpose the
ideas out here....like *&^%$#@) beet pulp!


Tracey